Over the years I’ve taught preaching in university courses and mentored a number of preaching apprentices and preachers-in-training. This series summarizes some of the most basic yet most useful preaching points I’ve emphasized in these… One of Kind Preaching (Preaching Point #14)
Adele Calhoun defines hospitality in this way: “to be a safe person who offers others the grace, shelter and presence of Jesus.”[i] Hospitality is not simply the offer of a place to stay the night,… Coaching Hospitality
Several months ago, Hal Runkel spoke at Highland. He is the author of a widely read book entitled Scream Free Parenting. That’s a great title isn’t it? On our worst days, if there is just one thing we parents wish we could do, it’s become a scream free parent. In his book Runkel quotes one parent who makes a disturbing yet profound statement: “In raising my children, I have lost my mind but found my soul.”[1] Today is Mother’s Day. And perhaps that quote ring true for those of you who are mothers or for those of you who are fathers. Parenting can make you lose your mind—it can drive you crazy. But it can also help you find your soul. There’s something deeply fulfilling about parenting.Reframing Moms in the Modern Family (Eph. 6:1-4) Chris Altrock, May 13, Sunday Morning Message
Twenty-nine year old Andrew Bowen and his wife Heather were unexpectedly expecting in 2008.[1] They already had two girls and thought their family was complete. But Heather’s tubal ligation failed and she became pregnant. They called this surprise their “miracle baby.” Soon, however, doctors discovered a tragic complication. Ultimately, the baby died. Andrew and Heather were devastated. Heather went into a deep depression. Andrew plunged into what he called a “two-year stint of just seething hatred toward God.” How could God do this? What kind of God would bring a miracle baby only to take it away? What in the world was God up to? Reframing the Prominence of Marriage in the Modern Family (Eph. 5:22-33) Chris Altrock, May 20, Sunday Morning Message